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(Eagle News)—-Members of the New People’s Army attempted to lay siege to a municipal hall in Northern Samar on Friday, Aug. 10, the police said. But according to the Philippine National Police, the police put up a stiff resistance and pushed back the group who tried the attack on the Lapinig municipal hall at 2:00 a.m. PNP Regional 8 director, Chief Supt. Mariel Magaway said there were no immediate reports of casualties. “An All Points Bulletin has […]
(Eagle News)—-Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday, Aug. 10, said the man who detonated an improvised exposive device in Lamitan, Basilan that killed several people may be a Moroccan national who was reported to have ties with the Abu Sayyaf. Lorenzana, without naming names, said “mukhang qualifications point that he is the guy, kasi hindi marunong magsalita ng dialect dun.” Twitter user TerrorMonitor said that Moroccan national Abu Kathir al-Maghribi was the “suicide bomber” who […]
(Eagle News) — Kinilala ni Senadora Cynthia Villar ang mahalagang papel ng mga kabataan para mapababa ang antas ng kahirapan at mapabuti ang buhay ng mahihirap na pamilya. Binigyan ng parangal ng Senadora ang sampung Outstanding Youth Organizations dahil sa kanilang tinaguriang innovative solutions sa ilalim ng Poverty Reduction challenge. Ang sampu ay pinili mula sa isandaang at limampung organisasyon kung saan kabilang ang mga kabataang may edad 18 hanggang 29. Ilan sa mga grupong […]
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar (Eagle News) – Patay ang assistant city engineer ng Calbayog City matapos itong pagbabarilin ng hindi pa nakikilang mga suspek nitong Martes, Agosto 7. Kinilala ang biktima na si Rafaelito Serrano alyas “Joker.” Ayon sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, si Serrano ay nagmamaneho ng kaniyang motor nang barilin ito sa ulo ng mga suspek bandang 8:20 ng umaga sa Navarro St., Brgy. East Awang. Naisugod pa sa ospital ang biktima pero dineklara na itong […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Pinaghahandaan ngayon ng pamunuan ng Puerto Princesa City Jail ang isasagawang “Himig ng Kabilang Panig,” kung saan ipakikilala ang mga piyanistang inmate na produkto ng kanilang music at piano lesson. Sa ilang buwan ng pagsasailalim sa puspusang pagsasanay at dedikasyon upang matuto, mula sa pagbasa ng nota hanggang sa pagkapa ng tiklado sa piano, handa nang magpakitang-gilas ang ipinagmamalaki ngayon ng Puerto Princesa City Jail na mga […]
Ni Ferdinand Libor Eagle News Correspondent PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Tinatayang aabot sa dalawang milyong piso ang halaga ng pinsala matapos bahain ang limang bayan sa Zamboanga del Sur dahil sa nararanasang mga pag-ulan. Ayon kay Engr. Francisco Maca, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, apektado ng baha ang bayan ng Tambulig, Mahayag, Dumingag, Molave at Dinas na sakop ng nasabing probinsya. Pinakamatinding napinsala ang mga palaisdaan sa lugar na […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 3, inaugurated a P500-million treatment and rehabilitation center for victims of illegal drugs in Bukidnon. The Northern Mindanao Wellness and Reintegration Center sits on a five-hectare land donated by the City of Malaybalay in Barangay Casisang. The center, which can house 500 to 800 patients, is a donation from the Friends of the Philippines Foundation, headed by Mr. Jose Kho, and Kinming (Xiamen) Real Estate Co., Ltd., a press release said. […]
(Eagle News) — At least two members from the government side were killed in a clash with suspected New People’s Army members in Masbate on Friday, Aug. 3. The military said members of the 22nd Infantry Battalion were on patrol operations when they were ambushed by the suspected NPA rebels in Barangay Mactan past 8 a.m. It was unclear if there were casualties on the side of the rebels. On Wednesday, an explosion allegedly triggered by […]
(Eagle News) — More than 20 people were rescued from a sinking boat off Palawan, the military said on Friday, Aug. 2. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command said the 28 people were rescued from the fishing boat Athan Uno, which had begun sinking 35 miles northeast of El Nido and two miles of an Alcon Production platform. The boat personnel had managed to send a distress call, prompting the JTF […]
(Eagle News) — A man who authorities said could be linked to the blast in Basilan that killed at least 11 has been arrested. The man was identified as Indalin Jainul. Although a fragmentation grenade was seized from Jainul, authorities have said they have yet to find evidence directly linking him to the incident in Lamitan on Tuesday, July 31. Authorities said, however, that based on reports, Jainul supported and helped the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom group. […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has downgraded the charges filed against businessman Delfin Lee in connection with a controversial multi-billion peso housing project. Voting 7-5, the SC downgraded the charges of syndicated estafa to simple estafa against the president of property developer Globe Asiatique. This means, the SC said, that Lee was “entitled to bail as a matter of right.” Lee was arrested for allegedly allowing the double-sale of townhouses in the Xevera Bacolor and Mabalacat […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Arestado ang isang 36 anyos na lalaki makaraang mahulihan sa isang monitoring checkpoint sa Brgy. Sta. Lourdes na may mga kargang frozen wild animals sa minamaneho nitong truck. Ang naarestong suspek ay kinilalang si Joshue Arellano na mula umano sa Jolo Roxas, Palawan. Nakumpiska mula sa kaniya ang 21 frozen Philippine Pangolin o Balintong, dalawang sea turtles at apat na kilo ng kaliskis ng Balintong. Nakumpiska din […]
